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A Transformative Weekend Retreat with the Metaphorse Herd

"The moment a horse connects with your spirit, everything within you shifts. What was hidden becomes clear. What was heavy becomes light."

What makes 2026 truly unique is the coming together of the Horse’s natural energy and the Fire element. This is a year filled with movement, passion, and deep transformation. The Horse has long symbolized strength, freedom, and perseverance, and Fire intensifies these qualities—illuminating purpose and igniting inner truths. As a Fire Horse year, 2026 is believed to spark meaningful change, helping old patterns fall away and opening space for growth, renewal, and inspired forward motion.

Join the Metaphorse Herd as they partner with YOU alongside facilitators Lisa Strickler and Jody Nixon for an immersive three-day journey. Guided by the wisdom of the Metaphorse herd and the knowing field, you will be invited into spaces of deep transformation, healing and embodied movements. No prior horse experience is needed—only an open heart and a willingness to receive.  

Your Weekend Retreat Includes:

• Equine Energy Exchange – Experience the horses’ remarkable ability to reflect your authentic self and invite deeper self-awareness.

• Systemic Constellation Work – Enter the alchemical field alongside deeply attuned horses to gently reveal and release inherited patterns that no longer serve you, bringing the unseen into awareness and restoring natural flow.

• Nervous System Regulation – Settle into a sense of safety and calm through the horses’ naturally grounding presence.

• Heart-Centered Clarity Sessions – Connect with your deepest desires and gain insight into the path forward with clarity and compassion.

Set on breathtaking private land that cradles your journey, this intimate retreat offers what traditional therapy often cannot—wisdom that bypasses your mind and speaks directly to your soul.

DATES: May 1st - 3rd, 2026

LOCATION: Lone Trout Ranch

HOST: Metaphorse Growth and Healing Center

COST: 

• Retreat Experience: $1,090 (includes all sessions, lunches, and refreshments)
• Early Registration: $990 (register by April 2, 2026)   
• Payment plans available upon request

To join us, please email Lisa at lisastr4@gmail.com  

Location of the retreat:
Metaphorse Growth and Healing Center                   

18903 Spring Canyon Road
Montrose, CO 81403                                                                       

Retreat hours: Friday and Saturday, 9-5 and Sunday, 9-3. Daily ending hours are approximate due to the flow we may be experiencing. Weather can be variable.

Have you ever looked into a horse's eye and felt like they were trying to tell you something? 

They were.

In this four-part series, animal communicator Jessica Sauter guides you into the intuitive channel between humans and horses — the language beyond words that most of us have been taught to ignore. Surrounded by the rescued therapy herd at Metaphorse, you'll learn to quiet the noise, trust what you're feeling, and discover that the horses have been waiting for you to listen.

Session 1 — Awakening the Channel · Saturday, May 9th · 10AM–1PM 

Learn the foundations of intuitive animal communication and start recognizing the subtle signals you're already receiving from horses.

DATES: May 9th, June 20th, July 25th and September 12th, 2026

TIME: 10am - 1pm

LOCATION: Lone Trout Ranch

HOST: Metaphorse Growth and Healing Center

COST: $95 per person per 3 hour session (package discounts available)

Each session stands alone — attend one or attend all four. No horse experience or prior intuitive training required. Just a willingness to listen differently.

Free parking.

Call Jody at 970-275-9076 to register or register at Eventbrite below.

A Marketplace for Makers, Healers & Heart-Led Creators

Our 3rd Annual event. Take a look at our presenters:

• 9:00-10:15 Leslie Schroer & Judy Koons Somatic Breath & Movement & Gong
• 10:30-11:15 Brain Integration by Yolanda del Hierro
• 11:30-12:15 Chinese Medicine & Essential Oils by Yuliya Jirnov
• 12:30-1:15 How to keep your energy yours by Annie Leonard
• 1:30-2:15 Mushrooms by Cale Mobley
• 2:30-3:15 Equine Massage by Rene Fisher
• 3:30-4:00 Closing

DATES: May 30th, 2026

TIME: 9am - 4pm

LOCATION: Lone Trout Ranch

HOST: Metaphorse Growth and Healing Center

COST: $20 per person (11 & under FREE)

Free Parking. Rain or shine.

Call Jody at 970-275-9076 to register or register at Eventbrite below.

VENDORS: Please go here to purchase your booth space.

Join us for a 3-day hands-on Course and learn how to bring specific Masterson Method® techniques to Equine-assisted Services (EAS) programs in partnership with a mental health therapist, personal development coach, or horsemanship/riding educator. You will learn to connect with the horses at your program and develop deeper communication with your clientele and horses by reading the horse's responses.  

The Masterson Method is a gentle approach to equine bodywork wherein we learn to observe and use the horse's micro-movement responses to our touch to find and release tension in areas of the body that most affect performance. It is interactive bodywork that we do WITH the horse, not ON the horse. With just the basics of The Masterson Method, you'll be able to improve your horse's way of going (aka performance) and well-being, while also deepening the connection with your horse in this dance of body language, touch, and movement.

At this 3-day course, you will learn key Masterson principles, as well as the purpose, goals, anatomical considerations, safety tips and mechanics of each technique found in the Beyond Horse Massage book  with plenty of practice time and hands-on assistance. If you'd like to watch some videos of Jim Masterson, the founder, visit the Masterson Method YouTube channel.

Click here for more information about this course. 

DATES: June 12th - 14th, 2026

LOCATION: Lone Trout Ranch

HOST: Metaphorse Growth and Healing Center

COST: $645 per person

Discover how much The Masterson Method has to offer you, your clients, and the horse at your EAS program by experiencing one of our hands-on Courses for yourself!